What began as a tragedy is starting to look like something worse.
Boeing will provide airlines that have bought the 737 MAX with free software upgrades as it takes steps to get the grounded fleet back in the air.
Boeing faced an unthinkable defection in the spring of 2011 and it had to move fast.
Indonesia's safety regulator has interviewed the off-duty pilot who was in the cockpit and helped the crew disable a malfunctioning flight-control system on a Lion Air plane a day before the aircraft crashed.
As the seconds ticked by,the pilot handed the controls to his co-pilot and flipped through the pages of a technical manual,trying to figure out what was happening.
An off-duty pilot in the cockpit saved the Lion Air 737 Max jet on October 28. The next day,with a different crew,it crashed,killing all 189 aboard.
In the brutally competitive jetliner business,upgrade decisions come coupled with worries about fuel savings and training.
Authorities locate the cockpit voice recorder of Lion Air Flight 610,which may provide further insight into what caused the plane to crash off Indonesia last October.
The crash of a Boeing plane that killed 189 people in Indonesia is spiralling into a $30.6 billion feud between the aircraft maker and one of Asia's most influential aviation bosses.
Data from the jetliner that crashed into the Java Sea last month shows the pilots fought to save the plane almost from the moment it took off.
Boeing faced new scrutiny over the crash of one of its planes into the sea off Indonesia last month,with pilots weighing in on the company.